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DFA Canadian Vector Equity Fund Class A

Canadian Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(07-22-2025)
$17.59
Change
$0.08 (0.48%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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DFA Canadian Vector Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 11, 2011): 5.90%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 4.81% 10.66% 11.97% 11.97% 25.16% 19.61% 16.02% 12.69% 18.87% 13.21% 9.69% 9.88% 9.36% 8.86%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.48% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 13 / 754 52 / 749 76 / 744 76 / 744 202 / 729 62 / 706 142 / 685 38 / 606 20 / 575 43 / 544 233 / 496 173 / 467 232 / 435 167 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 5.30% -0.04% 3.14% 1.12% 4.41% -2.49% 2.24% -1.29% 0.25% -1.48% 7.17% 4.81%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.83% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-24.53% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -13.71% 29.62% 5.44% -15.70% 16.72% 0.70% 29.89% 2.12% 8.70% 21.51%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 3 1
Category Rank 381/ 383 5/ 411 337/ 454 471/ 480 480/ 526 369/ 552 60/ 587 29/ 655 507/ 692 136/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.89% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-15.70% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.84
International Equity 1.01
US Equity 0.74
Cash and Equivalents 0.35
Income Trust Units 0.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 36.35
Basic Materials 19.10
Energy 17.61
Consumer Services 6.55
Technology 3.62
Other 16.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.99
Europe 0.61
Asia 0.40

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 5.34
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.08
Bank of Montreal 3.36
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 3.04
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.92
National Bank of Canada 2.64
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.49
Suncor Energy Inc 2.12
Cenovus Energy Inc 2.12
Brookfield Corp Cl A 1.89

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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DFA Canadian Vector Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.55% 13.81% 15.89%
Beta 0.95% 1.01% 1.15%
Alpha 0.01% 0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.93% 1.15% 0.51%
Sortino 1.91% 1.99% 0.61%
Treynor 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.48% 93.53% 91.35%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.63% 12.55% 13.81% 15.89%
Beta 0.91% 0.95% 1.01% 1.15%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.03% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.90% 0.87% 0.87%
Sharpe 1.86% 0.93% 1.15% 0.51%
Sortino 5.61% 1.91% 1.99% 0.61%
Treynor 0.22% 0.12% 0.16% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 95.88% 91.48% 93.53% 91.35%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A55.755.741.541.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

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Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date July 11, 2011
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DFA599

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of Canadian companies. Fundamental investment objectives may only be changed with the approval of a majority of unitholders at a meeting called for that purpose. However, we may change the fund’s investment strategies described below, at our discretion.

Investment Strategy

Information regarding the general investment approach and strategies followed in the management of the Dimensional Funds is set out in the section above called “Investment approach”. To achieve the fund’s investment objectives, the Sub-Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

  • Jed S. Fogdall
  • Mary T. Phillips
  • William B. Collins-Dean
Sub-Advisor

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 2,500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.45%
Management Fee 1.22%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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